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few years have done quite well in terms of generating an environment of macroeconomic stability which is necessary to have investment and growth and job creation. ghana's current economic success could not have been accomplished without the newly received loans the last loan agreement between ghana and the i.m.f. was in two thousand and nine for the sum of six hundred two million dollars at that time the country experienced some fiscal slippage is and depletion of its international reserves which was a combination of increased public spending but also. the side effect of the global financial crises so we had the reduction of reserve of the central bank the increase of the deficit there was a need to. provide some financing. to crises and had to authorities. microeconomic balances. dept exploded to a new record high reaching fourteen point six billion dollars we talk about credit facilities as if. it doesn't have to be paid back but our children and grandchildren will have to be used to it and i think it's almost like selling the family silver. you do kind of did not. find as lead econ
few years have done quite well in terms of generating an environment of macroeconomic stability which is necessary to have investment and growth and job creation. ghana's current economic success could not have been accomplished without the newly received loans the last loan agreement between ghana and the i.m.f. was in two thousand and nine for the sum of six hundred two million dollars at that time the country experienced some fiscal slippage is and depletion of its international reserves...
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tight regulations on genetically modified food with the country's environment secretary saying g.m. farming is actual of the alternatives but despite government ministers apparent enthusiasm for by attack parliament's cafeterias have banned g.m. products from their menus now g.m. products are usually associated with staple crops like corn and rice but can find their way into many items ranging from need to milk and chocolate around ninety percent of all biotech seeds are owned by the u.s. giant mint santo which is accused of stifling small businesses and driving some farmers to ruin and even suicide meanwhile the alarms being raised over the health implications of genetically doctored food ranging from simple allergies to deadly immune system problems are just bully boy who investigates. it's controversial but britain's environment secretary says that the public should embrace genetically modified food is a hard sell the campaign is say it's dangerous to human health whereas the scientific community supports the technology and if it is a safe as they and the government assure it is
tight regulations on genetically modified food with the country's environment secretary saying g.m. farming is actual of the alternatives but despite government ministers apparent enthusiasm for by attack parliament's cafeterias have banned g.m. products from their menus now g.m. products are usually associated with staple crops like corn and rice but can find their way into many items ranging from need to milk and chocolate around ninety percent of all biotech seeds are owned by the u.s. giant...
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zero lower bound and, i hope, you know, at a reasonable period of time we'll be in a more monetary environment. >> on that international theme, you talked about the tripartheid roles of macroprudential regulation, lender of last resort and we look around the globe, the regulatory policies are in some cases done by an organization which is not the central bank. do you see there as being a strong case for bringing that role inside the central bank, or can you see circumstances in which it works to have the macro prudential part in a distinct organization? >> well, different, different countries have different kinds of financial structures as jean claude was saying, europe and the u.s. are different in many ways, etc. but as you look around the world, the trend now, of course, is for financial regulatory activities, financial oversight activities to move back into central banks. i mean, that's happening in europe, that's happening in the u.k., it's happening in the united states. and i think there's good reason for that. one very simple reason is that central banks tend to have the kind of expert
zero lower bound and, i hope, you know, at a reasonable period of time we'll be in a more monetary environment. >> on that international theme, you talked about the tripartheid roles of macroprudential regulation, lender of last resort and we look around the globe, the regulatory policies are in some cases done by an organization which is not the central bank. do you see there as being a strong case for bringing that role inside the central bank, or can you see circumstances in which it...
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. >> we must of this massive destruction to the environment. another trading commodity gets the mainative as rivers start disappearing. >> so much so that land is disappearing fast. he has eight children and has been making charcoal for more than 80 years. he digs up peat and sets it on fire. opportunitiesew here. charcoal is the only way that i can freak -- feed my family. >> that are trying to cut off funding to al-shabbab fighters. this is a resource that is yet to be interrupted. >> there is a dollar tax for every bag of charcoal, and they get $440 -- >>. >> we found evidence that charcoal is still shipped out. the local government here has called for a temporary lifting of the band, to illegally export their current charcoal. they say is too late to save the trees that have already been cut down. al jazeera, somalia. >> hello, a warm welcome to "the journal" on dw. these are the headlines this hour. the united states increases pressure on russia as edward snowden says he wants temporary asylum there. officials blame the devastating train c
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. >> it will in fact our environment and our underground water. >> northern poland. this is a picturesque land forms, rolling hills, and pristine forests. the people of fish the independent and proud of their home. some are worried. borland has found itself caught in a global hunt for natural resources. the region around the city is rich in underground gas and energy companies want to drill for it. to do so that have to use a controversial method known as a hydraulic fracturing. in the u.s., this has been linked to a host of social and mental problems. these polish communities have heard the horror stories and don't want this in their backyard. the industry disputes such consent. >> we allow them to go and speak for us. we allow them to speak based on misinformation. >> this is growing globally, into the u.s., into europe, and the world beyond. some countries have imposed a moratorium. others, including poland, have in place to it with over 100 concessions awarded. with overbraced it, 100 concessions at. this is an organic farmer. his farm sits on a gas hot spot. he
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so the creation of environment for the investment is also one of our national priorities. currently, the climate for investment according to international ratings isn't among the top 20, i would say, but i wish we have a chance to get in the same kind of format in five years. i bet we will be in the 20. we are working hard on creating conditions in russia that would be considered by other outside investors as good as in 20 best countries in the world. but even today i think our investment climate is very much underrated, and we are doing much better than some of late. at the same time, also when it comes to russian economy we have enjoyed previous -- [inaudible] fiscal environment. we have accumulated significant reserves. we have two funds, one sovereign fund which is about 40 -- $84 billion and another reserve fund that is another $80-miss -- $80-plus billion. and the national reserves are 500 plus billion dollars as well. we are almost debt-free country because our external debt is no more than 2.5% and including internal debt is around 10, 11%. if you compare it with t
so the creation of environment for the investment is also one of our national priorities. currently, the climate for investment according to international ratings isn't among the top 20, i would say, but i wish we have a chance to get in the same kind of format in five years. i bet we will be in the 20. we are working hard on creating conditions in russia that would be considered by other outside investors as good as in 20 best countries in the world. but even today i think our investment...
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it's controversial but britain's environment secretary says that the public should embrace genetically modified food is a hard sell the campaign is say it's dangerous to human health whereas the scientific community supports the technology and if it is a safe as they and the government are sure it is and the argument for g.m. food is quite compelling it would allow farmers to grow crops in tough conditions and thus help to feed hungry mouths around the world the u.s. and brazil already must have produces of the stuff and the british government says the u.k. shouldn't be getting left behind to talk more about this i'm joined by dr robert he's the founder for the alliance for natural health which campaigns against g.m. foods. there are a billion hungry mouths in the world and we're being told that this technology is safe shouldn't we embrace it in that case well if you look at all the real developments in raising eels it hasn't actually occurred through g.m. it's occurred through conventional breeding practices and we know that the european authorities have probably one of the most compr
it's controversial but britain's environment secretary says that the public should embrace genetically modified food is a hard sell the campaign is say it's dangerous to human health whereas the scientific community supports the technology and if it is a safe as they and the government are sure it is and the argument for g.m. food is quite compelling it would allow farmers to grow crops in tough conditions and thus help to feed hungry mouths around the world the u.s. and brazil already must...
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few years have done quite well in terms of generating an environment of macroeconomic stability which is necessary to have investment and growth and job creation. ghana's current economic success could not have been accomplished without the newly received loans the last loan agreement between the i.m.f. was in two thousand and nine for the sum of six hundred two million dollars at that time the country experienced some fiscal slippage is and depletion of its international reserves which was a combination of increased public spending but also. the side effect of the global financial crisis so we had the reduction of reserve of the central bank the increase of the deficit there was a need to. provide some financing. to crises and had to authorities. to make balances. dept exploded to a new record high reaching fourteen point six billion dollars we talk about credit facilities as if. it doesn't have to be paid back but our children our grandchildren will have to pay is that and i think it's almost like selling the family silver. you do kind of did not. find as lead economic management ha
few years have done quite well in terms of generating an environment of macroeconomic stability which is necessary to have investment and growth and job creation. ghana's current economic success could not have been accomplished without the newly received loans the last loan agreement between the i.m.f. was in two thousand and nine for the sum of six hundred two million dollars at that time the country experienced some fiscal slippage is and depletion of its international reserves which was a...
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exchanging information on regulations of energy solution and transportation in the marine environment and coastal areas. and our development. a year, the civil liberties. yes. the framework on sustainable growth, not is a question for the audience. >> then they need to take on issues of equality. >> inequality. yes. >> okay. interesting. some damage to ask you. you were present at the creation . now they're taking a stand on that as well. you want to talk about your thinking about that and how they have moved ahead toward? >> we did a paper in march of this year that quantified the fossil fuel subsidies large enough to be debilitating budget balance in fiscal sustainability of a number of countries, especially those in the middle east and africa and that the lack of taking action on externalities', energy pricing that does not take into account pollution, congestion, and effects on climate change, that these were very substantial in advanced economies, the united states and other advanced economies. our view is that addressing energy subsidies would bring very substantial benefits acr
exchanging information on regulations of energy solution and transportation in the marine environment and coastal areas. and our development. a year, the civil liberties. yes. the framework on sustainable growth, not is a question for the audience. >> then they need to take on issues of equality. >> inequality. yes. >> okay. interesting. some damage to ask you. you were present at the creation . now they're taking a stand on that as well. you want to talk about your thinking...
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so you're saving the environment on recycling back into the community and obviously helping people who are going hungry and there's a lot of people nowadays going hungry but we've seen a huge number of people using this service today and services like this to become even more pivotal in the future the government might just have announced another round of paying for the stories he wishes but the truth is that the u.k. to stay on this deficit reduction policy many in government now is looking forward to the future past the next election is that they could be much much worse because sarah. lunde. as if the global economic crime already between washington and beijing wasn't enough chinese investors an awful pairing a massive deployment trying to america's backyard the construction of a can now connection path one tick and pacific oceans nicaragua is due to begin next year sponsored by a chinese fun business host case of people being reported. the idea of the canal terry nichols has been kicking around over one hundred fifty years now that a chinese businessman has dumped up forty billion d
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everybody cares about the environment but they care about their personal environment remember reagan said people are part of the ecosystem, too and this balanced record he presented, i think, provides great hope for the future, and that's why people need to learn the less-lesson. if you love reagan, you'll love "sage brush rebel." >> thank you very much. [applause] >> what are you reading? >> i have a couple of good books. i keep going back and fort to different ones. 1861, about the first year of the civil war. and 1863 now and what's happening in gettysburg, we just covered that battle. but getting a sense of what was happening during 1861, the first shots fired at fort sumpter, and all the behind the scenes going on there at the time. what was happening around the country as it pertained to slavery and other issues, obviously, and during that time as well, leading up to the emancipation proclamation. and the lincoln administration. fast floating, about 100 years of fire and rain, great book about 1969 and 1970, about the breakup of the beatles. about the emergence of james taylor,
everybody cares about the environment but they care about their personal environment remember reagan said people are part of the ecosystem, too and this balanced record he presented, i think, provides great hope for the future, and that's why people need to learn the less-lesson. if you love reagan, you'll love "sage brush rebel." >> thank you very much. [applause] >> what are you reading? >> i have a couple of good books. i keep going back and fort to different...
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international investors have pulled out and sold their assets the safest decision in a repartee deteriorating environment for the foreseeable future it looks like egypt will have a government that again is unable to as to policy and as a result unable to provide investors with the confidence that they would need to begin to sing it but here in tokyo square protesters are not sorry the western giants are leaving just how much i owe i think i already have made to this car leasing businessmen tells us he's fed up. before morsi was ousted we're begging for the i.m.f. loan of about four point seven billion dollars a year now we don't want it when all is businessman collectively decided to support the egyptian economy and one day we collected over fifteen billion dollars in donations were a large economy we can. rely on ourselves but the facts tell a different story for each day these demonstrations continue the egyptian economy is forced to cough up another one billion dollars the ripple effect is more in security in a way the unstable region if there's anyone benefiting from these revolutions it's people rig
international investors have pulled out and sold their assets the safest decision in a repartee deteriorating environment for the foreseeable future it looks like egypt will have a government that again is unable to as to policy and as a result unable to provide investors with the confidence that they would need to begin to sing it but here in tokyo square protesters are not sorry the western giants are leaving just how much i owe i think i already have made to this car leasing businessmen...
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so so you're saving the environment and recycling back into the community and obviously helping people who are going hungry and there's a lot of people nowadays going home but we've seen a huge number of people using this service today and services like this to become even more pivotal in the future the government might just have announced another round of paying for the start but the truth is the u.k. could stay on this deficit reduction policy while many in government know it's looking forward to the future past the next election is that there could be much much worse to come sarah. lunde. and for some other international news in brief this hour a roadside bomb has killed three so many injured two more in yemen's capital sana'a the soldiers were patrolling trying an opposition stronghold loyal to the country's deposed leader when the blast struck the country's right with political tension since the arab spring which answered presence there at the start of last year. while i'm still protesters and police clashed violently in front of the home of governor burning rubbish by house but t
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and the troika ok now is the political environment for such a bailout seems to be inhospitable it's unlikely the germans are going to say ok to another twenty thirty billion dollars bailout for that bank and i have in my side of name five other banks and insurance companies that are also in their issues so we have almost a guaranteed bill and we have almost from my perspective my observations of how gracious again would see capitalization and be forceful in the process. that was the owner of boom bust blog dot com reggie middleton. this week negotiations for the t.v. to play launched very few are talking about it and it's getting a little media coverage i would bet most of you haven't even heard of to tip so let's break it down the transatlantic trade and investment partnership for short is a trade agreement between the european union and the united states aimed at removing trade barriers to make it easier to buy and sell goods and services but the e.u. and the us this is a very large trade agreement one of the biggest in history it is a result of the world trade organization negotiations fa
and the troika ok now is the political environment for such a bailout seems to be inhospitable it's unlikely the germans are going to say ok to another twenty thirty billion dollars bailout for that bank and i have in my side of name five other banks and insurance companies that are also in their issues so we have almost a guaranteed bill and we have almost from my perspective my observations of how gracious again would see capitalization and be forceful in the process. that was the owner of...
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so so you're saving the environment and recycling back into the community and obviously helping people who are going hungry and there's a lot of people nowadays going home but we've seen a huge number of people using this service today and services like this to become even more pivotal in the future of the government might just have announced another round of paying for the story but the truth is the u.k. can stay on this deficit reduction policy while many in government know it's looking forward to the future past the next election and there could be much much. sarah. as if the global economic rivalry between washington and beijing wasn't enough chinese investors and are preparing a massive deployment around in america's backyard the construction of a canal connecting the atlantic and pacific oceans through nicaragua are due to begin next year sponsored by a chinese firm. katie pilbeam has more on the ramifications of this rather ambitious and. the idea of a counter in nicaragua has been kicking around for over one hundred fifty years and now that a chinese businessman has dumbed up f
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we need to create conducive environment so they can go back. unfortunately, this refugee will not be able to vote within mali. this is unfortunate. because even it would have been better to get them back home, but since they are part of it, i think we can deal with it. i would like to express my gratitude to the international partners, really. they support our effort. you know that from the time the entering burkina faso, we were facing food crisis. despite all these difficulttives we managed to take care of them with the support, of course, of our partners. there was a really good spirit of solidarity, i may say so the agreement will -- the implementation of this agreement will allow all of them to go back home very soon. i hope. now on the training, only two aspect. the first aspect is the spirit. the good army should have a good spirit as we say, a republican spirit. this is the first thing to do. a good army should not be allowed to make coup d'etat, of course. my brother. [laughter] >> we have to train to train our young officers on that.
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they can go to war, the espionage, a trade deals and hopefully in that environment they learn what works a and what doesn't and after decades of doing this is they always always always come out on the side of compassion to take care of everyone. even though it put them in situations to do the wrong thing they still find a way through that to take care of everybody on the planet and solve all of those interlocking problems every time i play the game affright -- afraid it will work this time they can launch a nuclear weapon if they want to i cannot stop them they have come close a few times it is a dark day because they have gone as far as humans will go to explore the dark side but a turnaround on their own to understand they're not playing against each other the plate against the gate when they realized you can feel the change then suddenly they play against the game and the author of the book flow the internet state where they seem to master everything in time speeds ever slows down to a ship -- glacial speed they feel like they are masters of their own universe and at that point hour w
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i mean, this is a very serious environment here. and this is a very big wake-up call for somebody like me. this is something that will change your direction in life. >> and it did. burzee has been scheduled to transfer for another prison. and both cherry and royanna are left with some uncomfortable feelings. >> you think you know someone and then, you know, you really don't know him. because the way stuff went down it was really uncalled for. he stole a pair of clippers. i don't know what type of a story he told you. >> for sure, he did? >> they were an inmate's. yeah. and so that was wrong. you know what i mean? and then he lied about it. it was kind of sad. he should have known better, you know what i mean? it's just retarded. >> you think you know a person and something like that happens, it kind of makes you, wow, i really didn't know this person. but in this environment, you've got to kind of pick and choose who you associate with. and sometimes you pick people that you think are good people and they turn out not to be so-good
i mean, this is a very serious environment here. and this is a very big wake-up call for somebody like me. this is something that will change your direction in life. >> and it did. burzee has been scheduled to transfer for another prison. and both cherry and royanna are left with some uncomfortable feelings. >> you think you know someone and then, you know, you really don't know him. because the way stuff went down it was really uncalled for. he stole a pair of clippers. i don't...
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cooperative marketing and efforts to the members and we help them to respond to publishing changing environments. the aaup has a membership of over 130 member prices. in the interest of time i strongly encourage everyone to visit the tea to website at aaupaep.org date defined information about the work we do including november 10 through the 16th, 2013. today for members of the university press books committee will each present titles that they feel to be the best of the best from the titles they reviewed of the 23rd edition of the university press books for secondary school libraries which is the bibliography you having your hand right now. from florentine at the dawn of the renaissance to the warriors of the planes you are sure to see something in this presentation that exemplifies the wide range of disciplines that the scholarly press publishers have to offer. there are additional print copies of this publication here at this session as well as big number 2325 in the exhibit hall. at the end of the presentation with the attendees will be selected to win the book raffle. each will give a prede
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as an environment putin doesn't really want this to become a major issue between the united states and russia tensions between the two countries great at the moment and i think this is an issue that both countries could do without now both presidents barack obama and vladimir putin did have a phone conversation late on friday the exact details of what was discussed is unknown but i think it's fair to say that russia will be keen to maybe try and score some simple points over the united states but this doesn't become too much of a thorny issue between the two. i mean while there was a blow as meeting with human rights activists has caused yet another outburst of criticism from washington which directly demands that snowden be handed over these guys nature can reports. the white house has basically accused russia of providing quote a propaganda platform for edward snowden this is washington's reaction to edward snowden's meeting with russian human rights activists at the moscow airport take a listen i would simply say that providing a propaganda platform for mr snowden runs counter to th
as an environment putin doesn't really want this to become a major issue between the united states and russia tensions between the two countries great at the moment and i think this is an issue that both countries could do without now both presidents barack obama and vladimir putin did have a phone conversation late on friday the exact details of what was discussed is unknown but i think it's fair to say that russia will be keen to maybe try and score some simple points over the united states...
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we can find a way that is good for the environment and good for business. it is good for our planet and bottom-line. when it is missing we tried some product. yet to search to find those intersections. it is an intersection that benefits our customers and shareholders. when you can find that it really works. >> you are one of the mayors challenge which was an incentivized competition. this is one way of having share prosperity. -- came up with what >> if you look at the bashan -- basic functions of these have to provide, is there a way to provide this in a completely new way. you have to do something with the trash. we have decided that we will that endthe trash out up in the dump. we depend on individuals to make that choice. technology is there. it has not been applied to this skill. want to see if we can prove it. benefit to thee process? this is what started as thinking in this direction. we have been kicking it for a long time. we had a lots of ideas. we said we achieve all these other ones. let's put one out where we do not know whether we can do it.
we can find a way that is good for the environment and good for business. it is good for our planet and bottom-line. when it is missing we tried some product. yet to search to find those intersections. it is an intersection that benefits our customers and shareholders. when you can find that it really works. >> you are one of the mayors challenge which was an incentivized competition. this is one way of having share prosperity. -- came up with what >> if you look at the bashan --...
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the less secure in the environment, the smaller the project. the more secure, the more substantial you can pursue. >> to follow up on that, in iraq, you have the assessments being done both about security and about engagement. , thoseabsence of usoco assessments were being done by our ambassador and those assessments were being done by the generals on the ground. where are they on this proposal? did the generals or the ambassadors feel that they would have benefited by having this? >> he supports the idea of having it. >> when the u.s. is operating overseas, the ambassador in iraq and with the u.s. operates elsewhere, it is ambassador who heads the effort in the country. the commanding general heads the defense operations. i understand what was said. where would it fit in this command? >> the mission is discrete and will to find. clarity will provide certainty to both agencies and the contractors. it would be somewhat like fema. its mission is to oversee the relief or reconstruction activity in the affected country. the president would declare
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let us create conducive environments. governance, peace, internal cohesion, before talking about sustainable development. >> i think we have time for another round of questions. >> thank you for allowing me to myself. i want to come back to the question of the legitimacy of ouagadougou. we know that burkina faso was involved in the civil wars in sierra leone and liberia. those wars, in the eyes of billions of africans, virginia five so does not have the legitimacy to talk about legitimacy in africa. haverkina faso does not legitimacy to talk about legitimacy in africa. when you lose somebody dear to you, that gives you a shape. africans, we believe there was someone sincere in what he wanted to do for africa. if the new leadership cannot at least ring stability -- you brought that to burkina faso. so be it. after his death, we see that spain is the leading nation today, trying to promote solar power. air is more sun in burkina faso there is more sun in burkina faso than in spain. what have you done in 26 years? that is th
let us create conducive environments. governance, peace, internal cohesion, before talking about sustainable development. >> i think we have time for another round of questions. >> thank you for allowing me to myself. i want to come back to the question of the legitimacy of ouagadougou. we know that burkina faso was involved in the civil wars in sierra leone and liberia. those wars, in the eyes of billions of africans, virginia five so does not have the legitimacy to talk about...
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you are taken out of that structured environment and you go off to school or looking for a job and it is not just the military needs worry about it. when you look at the aggregate numbers of unemployment among veterans and you see it is high in unemployment numbers, then you know that there is something wrong about the way we are dealing with veterans in the way we are trying to help the veterans after they finish their service. >> host: back to your book, "the guns at last light: the war in western europe, 1944-1945". it is estimated that in december 1, 8000 american deserters roamed with another 10,000 british. the equivalent of a division of military people were often joining forces with local marketeers to peddle items from his own army trucks. hundreds of such vehicles vanish every day for $5000. >> guest: there was a lot of bad behavior. there is no doubt about it. it is important to recognize that all the brothers were valiant. that is not how human nature works. whether you are you're in the army or out of the army. you know, there were 23,000 deserters in world war ii. thousa
you are taken out of that structured environment and you go off to school or looking for a job and it is not just the military needs worry about it. when you look at the aggregate numbers of unemployment among veterans and you see it is high in unemployment numbers, then you know that there is something wrong about the way we are dealing with veterans in the way we are trying to help the veterans after they finish their service. >> host: back to your book, "the guns at last light:...
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balance sheet transactions to try to make money because it's hard to make money in a zero interest rate environment but as a result they're creating systemic risk and perhaps setting us up for another financial collapse so that's one concern on the other hand if you do taper where you're going to find is that it's very deflationary it's counter to a lot of what the fed's trying to accomplish the fed actually wants more inflation because they're worried about deflation and they want to cheaper dollars because they want to import some inflation in the form of higher import prices so the problem is but if you keep easing and keep asset purchases and actually try to get more inflation get the cheaper dollar you may be creating bubbles and you may be creating systemic risk so that tapering crowd is worried about. the risk of bubbles popping and off balance sheet games by banks the non tapering crowd is worried about deflation of the stronger dollar the answer is there is no good choice you're going to take significant risk either way this is what happens when you manipulate the way in the market guard t
balance sheet transactions to try to make money because it's hard to make money in a zero interest rate environment but as a result they're creating systemic risk and perhaps setting us up for another financial collapse so that's one concern on the other hand if you do taper where you're going to find is that it's very deflationary it's counter to a lot of what the fed's trying to accomplish the fed actually wants more inflation because they're worried about deflation and they want to cheaper...
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i certainly share your concern about the internal mcleary environment in russia. as i said at the outset i agree with you as well that wherever we can as we try to do we have to try to work with russian our common interests and we have had success in that regard particularly on foreign-policy issues that we share. with regard to our support for democratic change and reform for those speaking out for a pluralistic society we have to despise the environment continue to work with the russians who are willing to work with us. we are not able to support them as fully and we still need to make support available in other ways and i will if confirmed he eager to work with all of you on the committee to look for more ways to do that. in addition we have to speak out as you said and as i said in my opening when we disagree and we have to work more intensively and more cohesively with our european allies and partners because when we speak together our concerns are even stronger. see let me ask you one question about the trade agreement. how worried are you about the ability
i certainly share your concern about the internal mcleary environment in russia. as i said at the outset i agree with you as well that wherever we can as we try to do we have to try to work with russian our common interests and we have had success in that regard particularly on foreign-policy issues that we share. with regard to our support for democratic change and reform for those speaking out for a pluralistic society we have to despise the environment continue to work with the russians who...
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technical and ideation but you mentioned the environment in which we are working is very political. and therefore it's important to respect that principle i will say i.a.e.a. . organization that is working in a very political environment so let's say if it is route or when israel will strike iran will i anyway feel responsible not responsible and guilty because they know this is a big possibility i do not own speak late for now what i am doing. to the issue by diplomatic means. it's not good for me to make comments on. that they go there's a separate which is stockholm international peace research institute estimates that israel now maybe have around eighty nuclear bombs which is pretty intimidating. i know you don't speculate but you know this hinders your negotiation process with with iran maybe that's why they're still reluctant you know to talk and to negotiate and to make progress because they're thinking israel has a nuclear bombs for them. to do. other countries from which other members of the are you gay. they used to implement the comprehensive safeguard that is the only th
technical and ideation but you mentioned the environment in which we are working is very political. and therefore it's important to respect that principle i will say i.a.e.a. . organization that is working in a very political environment so let's say if it is route or when israel will strike iran will i anyway feel responsible not responsible and guilty because they know this is a big possibility i do not own speak late for now what i am doing. to the issue by diplomatic means. it's not good...
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they already owned slaves, and the environment in the u.s. was such that slave mortality was not as high in southern plantations as it was in places like cuba or brazil where slaves didn't live long because of the environment and diseases. here in the u.s. if they were well treated, as well-treated as they could be, they would live for a decent life span. so explain -- slave owners thought it would increase the value of their slaves they own. so it was an odd coalition. >> you have a chart in your book here that shows -- i want to use the word importation of slaves. what does this show here, a real spike. >> a real strong spike in the number of slaves in the u.s., right before we ban it. everyone knew that as soon as the clock turned in 1808 that congress was going to ban the slave trade. >> the other half of your book is about the international human rights law. when did human rights laws start becoming part of this discussion on the slave trade. >> around the turn of the 19th 19th century. what is interesting is that people think that inter
they already owned slaves, and the environment in the u.s. was such that slave mortality was not as high in southern plantations as it was in places like cuba or brazil where slaves didn't live long because of the environment and diseases. here in the u.s. if they were well treated, as well-treated as they could be, they would live for a decent life span. so explain -- slave owners thought it would increase the value of their slaves they own. so it was an odd coalition. >> you have a...
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them feel strong and smart and grown up the things that they used to have at the plant that kind of environment doesn't attract them anymore when the. artists from the cedar middle slow. the both of. those bucks but. have done the work i was there. but for now on the made up of the. old if there were any. in the. i'm. the. only one i introduced the guys i say they are special because they can hear us with their eyes and saying with their. personally i think it's a crime that such artists aren't used on stage because they are in their element here and so. i should. not be. very good to. know that you know like that. frank the chef and then you return to your position. how can we eat this of course you can't it's not poisoned when i was a young actor what they used to kerosene all over the food. that's because they wanted to cut costs. action. right. yet futuristic turn back to us turn back to us. talk us. call. will go. to. the basic idea of this play is the lust for power the want to get it someone kills his brother so if you kill your own brother you also have to die but everything goes wrong
them feel strong and smart and grown up the things that they used to have at the plant that kind of environment doesn't attract them anymore when the. artists from the cedar middle slow. the both of. those bucks but. have done the work i was there. but for now on the made up of the. old if there were any. in the. i'm. the. only one i introduced the guys i say they are special because they can hear us with their eyes and saying with their. personally i think it's a crime that such artists aren't...
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let us create conducive environments. governance, peace, internal cohesion, before talking about sustainable development. >> i think we have time for another round of questions. >> thank you for allowing me to express myself. i want to come back to the question of the legitimacy of ouagadougou. we know that burkina faso was involved in the civil wars in sierra leone and liberia. those wars, in the eyes of billions of africans, burkina faso does not have legitimacy to talk about legitimacy in africa. when you lose somebody dear to you, that gives you a shape. as you africans, we believe there was someone sincere in what he wanted to do for africa. if the new leadership cannot at least bring stability -- you brought that to burkina faso. so be it. after his death, we see that spain is the leading nation today, trying to promote solar power. there is more sun in burkina faso than in spain. what have you done in 26 years? that is the question. >> thank you very much. next question. >> my name is abdel maliki, and i am from th
let us create conducive environments. governance, peace, internal cohesion, before talking about sustainable development. >> i think we have time for another round of questions. >> thank you for allowing me to express myself. i want to come back to the question of the legitimacy of ouagadougou. we know that burkina faso was involved in the civil wars in sierra leone and liberia. those wars, in the eyes of billions of africans, burkina faso does not have legitimacy to talk about...